Name: Donalsonville livestock auction prices — 2026-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to last week's holiday market closure.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $436.65/cwt on 48 head, down $2.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 31 comparable sales and sits −10.60 against this barn's trailing median of $447.25.

Average price

$436.65

▼ 2.65 vs prior sale

48 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,339

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$31.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.00

vs GA average

−22.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	442.41	2,341	37
Medium and Large 2	581	422.51	2,455	6thin
Medium and Large 3	528	410.99	2,172	5thin

One grade step is worth $31.42/cwt here — about $170 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $490.02, low $359.53, median $447.25 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale48 hd

436.65

—

GA average4 barns · 80 hd

431.65

+5.00

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

−22.83

This barn, trailing median31 sales

447.25

−10.60

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,466	183.57	2,691	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	176.50	2,139	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	160.17	1,629	44

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$3,033	6

Every lot, as filed

88 lots · USDA AMS · Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	373.33/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,240	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	466.00/cwt	455.00–467.50	2,064	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	495.94/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,275	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	422.51/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,455	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	474.94/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	567.45/cwt	565.00–570.00	1,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	530.95/cwt	525.00–545.00	1,975	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	592.44/cwt	585.00–600.00	1,854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	489.79/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,052	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	387.48/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,174	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	415.00/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,146	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,727	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	549.64/cwt	545.00–560.00	1,512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	413.70/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,126	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,492	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	388.30/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,536	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,324	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	368.76/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,463	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,559	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	433.74/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,412	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	437.69/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,057	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	464.91/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,157	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	554.55/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	475.41/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,296	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	443.46/cwt	442.50–455.00	2,333	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	577.42/cwt	570.00–585.00	1,403	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	700	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	452.69/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,960	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	391.22/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,226	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,509	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	190.31/cwt	189.00–194.00	2,499	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	161.19/cwt	154.00–168.00	1,644	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	145.15/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,437	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	174.33/cwt	169.00–184.00	1,815	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,112	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,030	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,087	196.70/cwt	190.00–205.00	2,138	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	184.98/cwt	177.00–190.00	2,719	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	181.40/cwt	173.00–188.00	2,195	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	166.75/cwt	157.00–172.50	1,988	37
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	512	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,150	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	611	326.25/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,993	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	472.13/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,544	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	414.84/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	405.88/cwt	390.00–495.00	1,952	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	373.39/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	441.37/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,699	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	527.13/cwt	505.00–545.00	1,239	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	561	346.88/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,946	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	348.22/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,142	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	440.15/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,945	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,055	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	393.80/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,040	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	456.75/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,188	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	497.98/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,927	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	419.34/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,988	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	553	397.47/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,198	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	476.47/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	350.08/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,243	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	448.25/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,093	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	494.45/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,617	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	389.56/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,022	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	372.48/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,179	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	462.75/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,666	9

How this sale compares

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

Mon Jul 6, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 582Last week 322Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 169Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 55Year ago 0

No trends available this week due to last week's holiday market closure.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	565.00–570.00	567.45
1	250–300	295	520.00	520.00
5	300–350	318	480.00–505.00	495.94
1	350–400	375	475.00	475.00
10	400–450	443	455.00–467.50	466.00
3	450–500	467	445.00–455.00	448.25
10	500–550	517	405.00–420.00	415.00
4	550–600	561	385.00–390.00	387.48
3	600–650	600	370.00–375.00	373.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	540.00–580.00	554.55
2	350–400	383	495.00	495.00
2	400–450	408	480.00	480.00
4	450–500	464	460.00–470.00	464.91
2	500–550	525	430.00	430.00
5	550–600	550	422.50	422.50
4	650–700	668	365.00–375.00	368.76
1	700–750	735	360.00	360.00
6	750–800	784	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	505.00–545.00	527.13
2	250–300	280	475.00	475.00
1	300–350	315	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	415	425.00	425.00
3	450–500	472	400.00–425.00	414.84
8	500–550	518	380.00–400.00	393.80
2	550–600	563	365.00	365.00
3	600–650	615	335.00–355.00	348.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	540.00	540.00
2	250–300	270	500.00	500.00
19	300–350	327	485.00–495.00	494.45
9	350–400	360	455.00–465.00	462.75
24	400–450	442	430.00–450.00	440.15
8	450–500	474	410.00–425.00	419.34
23	500–550	519	385.00–405.00	389.56
2	550–600	585	370.00–375.00	372.48
3	600–650	623	360.00	360.00
6	650–700	650	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	570.00–585.00	577.42
3	250–300	275	545.00–560.00	549.64
1	300–350	300	540.00	540.00
1	350–400	350	485.00	485.00
12	400–450	433	425.00–455.00	452.69
13	450–500	470	430.00–450.00	437.69
4	500–550	514	410.00–420.00	413.70
4	550–600	569	390.00–395.00	391.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	510.00	510.00
1	250–300	255	480.00	480.00
7	300–350	327	465.00–480.00	472.13
11	350–400	385	440.00–445.00	441.37
1	400–450	425	425.00	425.00
10	450–500	481	390.00–495.00	405.88
3	500–550	517	370.00–380.00	373.39
6	550–600	561	340.00–365.00	346.88
4	600–650	611	320.00–330.00	326.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	575.00	575.00
8	300–350	329	525.00	525.00
20	350–400	387	490.00–510.00	497.98
3	400–450	413	470.00–480.00	474.94
20	450–500	479	455.00–465.00	456.75
6	550–600	581	420.00–425.00	422.51
6	600–650	631	395.00	395.00
1	750–800	795	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	585.00–600.00	592.44
6	350–400	372	525.00–545.00	530.95
19	400–450	419	485.00–500.00	489.79
12	450–500	483	470.00–480.00	475.41
33	500–550	526	442.50–455.00	443.46
4	550–600	556	430.00–435.00	433.74
22	600–650	602	425.00	425.00
6	650–700	653	380.00–390.00	388.30
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	535.00	535.00
3	300–350	328	470.00–485.00	476.47
1	400–450	405	440.00	440.00
3	500–550	512	420.00	420.00
2	550–600	553	390.00–405.00	397.47
2	600–650	610	340.00–360.00	350.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	3,500.00	3,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,087	190.00–205.00	196.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,313	189.00–194.00	190.31
51	—	1,210	173.00–188.00	181.40
37	—	1,192	157.00–172.50	166.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,020	154.00–168.00	161.19
11	—	990	140.00–150.00	145.15
10	—	1,041	169.00–184.00	174.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,570	193.00	193.00
10	—	1,470	177.00–190.00	184.98

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Seminole Livestock Exchange - Donalsonville, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle